The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893
An Illustrated Monthly
Free DownloadThe Prince of Wales at Sandringham Shafts from an Eastern Quiver: X. The Hunted Tribe of Three Hundred Peaks, by Charles J. Mansford Weathercocks and Vanes, by Warrington Hogg A Dark Transaction, by Marianne Kent The Royal Humane Society A Strange Reunion, by T. G. Atkinson From Behind the Speaker's Chair: IV., viewed by Henry W. Lucy. Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives: Mrs. Brown-Potter H.R.H. The Prince of Wales The Princess of Wales S. Baring-Gould Lord Charles Beresford John RobertsThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: XVII. The Adventure of the "Gloria Scott", by A. Conan Doyle Zig-Zags at the Zoo: X. Zig-Zag Ophidian, by Arthur Morrison and J. A. Shepherd Types of English Beauty The Nankeen Jacket, from the French of Gustave Guesviller The Queer Side of Things: Old Joe's Picnic The Horse and Its Occupations Two Profile Views of a Remarkable Potato Vegetable Oddities
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[Illustration: THE BOWLING ALLEY.
From a Photo. by Beford Lemere.]
If during your visit one of the annual balls should take place, you are most fortunate. There are three of such--the "County," the "Tenants'," and the "Servants'," the first, of course, bringing the élite; but the two latter sometimes presenting a curious mixture. The tenants, I may say, are allowed to introduce a limited number of friends, a privilege highly valued, and much sought after by the most remote acquaintance of each and every tenant on the estate. A most wonderful display of colours distinguishes these Norfolkites, bright of hue, too, and more often than not dames of fifty got up in the style of damsels of eighteen.
[Illustration: THE PRINCE'S BUSINESS ROOM.
From a Photo. by Bedford Lemere.]
[Illustration: THE LIBRARY.
From a Photo. by Bedford Lemere.]
And what appetites these yeomen and cattle-dealers have got, to be sure! A
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